TO LIVE AND TO SURVIVE ARE BOTH THE ART OF NATURE.
To do or not to do.
Already done or will not be done.
Are not the things.
We are capable to choose.
We can do.
We can change.
We can fight.
But the end.
Will be only what the destiny reveals.
A man always dreams.
Beyond his own cage.
Called as death.
Hi's stepping forward.
Enduring all the suffering and pain.
Till the time ends.
And last drop found.
Until then, the journey must continue...

Thursday, March 31, 2011

Knife Fighter Course: 1st session

Dengan Bismillah mula dikata...

One of the most practical weapon is the knife. It can be found almost everywhere and can be brought easily inside the clothes. It is small, almost invisible if hided rightly, and could be used to drive the slashing and stabbing attacks. That's why the knife is the fighter's favorite. Silat Seni Gayong is not a typical Silat system where the self-defense techniques are taught at the first place. To be a good blade "defender", we must be a good blade "attacker".

This concept perhaps exist in certain modern or traditional blade martial arts, like eskrima, arnis, krav maga, or kapap. That's why the knife training must be practical, and almost-like the real situation, whether in the street where we have the space a large as we need, or the room-like situation where the movement is limited.

Ok, for that purpose, Gayong Naga Rantau (Universiti Malaysia Pahang Gayong Association) organize the short course of "Knife Fighter". It is the 9 hours course, starts from last night training (3 hours) . The 2nd course will be on next Tuesday night, and the 3rd course will be on the next Thursday night. The course is conducted in two parts:

I had been personally in the knife threats when I was in France. So more and less, the experience of facing the attackers with blades does help me to understand the risks and the consequences during that critical situation. The target from this short course is that after 9 hours course, each student will be alert the possible outcomes of their action in dealing with the knives. The decision whether to surrender the belongings, or to fight to death, will be discussed at the end of the course.

Many thanks to all the participants of Knife Fighter Short Course last night!!! ;)

****photos! as usual, Naga Rantau group consist of the professional models. DSLR is always a must! lol. hehehe****

TRANSLATION

Sekapur Sirih, Salam Sembah

Hamba yang Daif, Shaiful Hakim bin Mohamed Noor

Selamat Datang, Ahlan Wa Sahlan, Bonjour, Welcome and Merhaba!

Learning Silat Seni Gayong from Masters and Senior Gurulatihs all around Malaysia, I am welcoming you to this modest blog of Narapatinantaboga™, as another humble effort of introducing this Malay martial art to the public from me as the Chief Gurulatih (Directeur Technique) of Association Francaise Silat Seni Gayong (A.F.S.S.G), FRANCE. It is important for all Anak Gayong all over the world to be well informed about what's happening inside the country and knowing the Gayong Masters who used to be the loyal disciples of the late Mahaguru Dato' Meor Abdul Rahman Bin Daeng Uda Mat Hashim. He was the grandson of Syed Zainal Abidin Al-Attas and the great grandson of Tengku Daeng Kuning (Panglima Hitam) from royal lineage of Bugis King Daeng Merewah.

I start teaching Silat Seni Gayong in France since 2003 and our official Gelanggang was opened in 2005 until now after having the Ijazah (permission) of opening this school in France and Ireland. I am recently a lecturer at Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Pahang (UMP), PEKAN, PAHANG and teach Silat Seni Gayong to UMP students since 2011 under the name of Gelanggang Naga Rantau.

Find us at Paris,Lille, Montpellier, Toulouse, or UMP (my international training center @ Malaysia) and join us at:

http://silatsenigayongfrance.blogspot.com/

http://pssgmump.blogspot.com/

for more information concerning our activities.

This blog is dedicated to the Silat Seni Gayong issues, my experience and encounters with Gayong, other Pencak Silat and Martial Arts Masters, and also my personal life, friends, hobbies, and travel.

I am also once the disciple and member of few Seni Silat like Lintau, Helang Putih, Cekak, Silat Jatuh , 7 Permainan Ayah Ku (Malaysia) and Pencak Silat like Tapak Naga, Cimande, Harimau, Prana Sakti (Indonesia) and also the other martial art like Muay Thai, Karate Okinawa, Savate, Tae Kwon Do, Jujitsu, Kapap, Aikido and Capoeira. I am still learning and always looking for a new martial art fraternity for the love of God.

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EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

Currently I am a Lecturer at Faculty of Manufacturing Engineering at Universiti Malaysia Pahang, MALAYSIA